Thursday, October 18, 2007

Ugh. How depressing. If I merely had a "hope" that God would hear me, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't even bother. Fortunately, I am assured that God not only hears my prayers – each and every one of them – but that God even hears and understands those "sighs too deep for words" that nobody else would even recognize as prayers.

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I'm not sure if the writer of that sentence actually knows how the word hope is used in the New Testament. But the Greek word is elpizo or elpice, meaning trust, confidence, expectation, promise. So if you substitute any one of those words for "hope," the actual NT meaning is quite different than our current common understanding of 'hope' and is much more reassuring.

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I'm a progressive Episcopalian raised in the South and now (thanks to a job change) living in the conservative Midwest. I worship at Grace Episcopal Church in Jefferson City. I love the Episcopal Church, which rescued me from a life of wandering meaningless and gave me a way to explore my faith and belief in God.
On any given topic, I am prone to yammer-on way too long. Sometimes I ponder way more than I should.
A blog-friend said that I demonstrate a "muscled love for our Church." I hope I can live up to that.
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